You can safely assume you’ve created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do. — Anne Lamott
Honest
Disturb us Lord
Disturb us, Lord, when we are too well pleased with ourselves, when our dreams have come true because we have dreamed too little, when we arrive safely because we sailed too close to the shore. — Francis Drake
What’s actually in the Bible?
People often get upset when you teach them what is in the Bible rather than what they presume is in the Bible. — N.T. Wright
Afflictions are not always punishment
Extraordinary afflictions are not always the punishment of extraordinary sins, but sometimes the trial of extraordinary graces. — Matthew Henry
Define yourself radically
Define yourself radically as one beloved by God. This is the true self. Every other identity is illusion. — Brennan Manning
Those who follow the crowd
Those who follow the crowd usually get lost in it. – Rick Warren
